Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield is the first facility in central Wisconsin to perform robotic surgery using the da Vinci® S™ Surgical System.

The da Vinci® S Surgical System, manufactured by Intuitive Surgical, is an advanced robotic system designed to expand the surgeon's capabilities, providing patients with a minimally invasive options for many procedures including bariatric surgery, hysterectomies and radical prostatectomy, a treatment for prostate cancer.

The system allows surgeons to perform complex procedures using dime-sized incisions. For most patients, this minimally invasive approach results in significantly less pain, less blood loss, shorter recovery periods and a quicker return to normal daily activities.